Five years have passed since Kang Naeun and her now ex-boyfriend broke up, and now each of them are moving on with their lives. On one afternoon when her twin sister visits the coffee shop where she and her best friend are part-time workers, she bri...
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"So you saw his dog who, for some reason, immediately recognised you despite the whole......not seeing you in a while thing?" Jaemin asks as if to confirm.
"Yep, pretty much" I reply blankly, not looking up as the two of us continue to walk.
"And you hid behind a fricken tree because your cowardly ass couldn't face Hyunjin due to the harmless seeming mistake of not putting on your contacts or wig?!?" He exclaims.
"Mhm." I take a sip of my beverage, seeming unbothered by Jaemin's answer. After getting off the bus, we both decided to stop for quick refreshments. I opted for green tea-flavoured iced tea while Jaemin: black coffee with 4 expresso shots and no sugar. How the guy could drink all of that without flinching, I have no idea.
"Ugh Istg Naeun, you could've at least put on a hat to hide your hair and put a mask or something. Jaemin complains as he too takes a long sip of his drink.
"Well I couldn't be asked to go through the whole hassle if I was just going to the park. Plus how was I supposed to know that he was gonna bring Nari there and show up with his dog? For all I know, I thought he was hanging out with Nari elsewhere."
"You have a point, but still. You went through a whole appearance change SOLEY for the purpose of not having an encounter with him." I sigh at his reply.
"I know Jaem but sometimes I feel tired of the whole thing. After the whole encounter at the coffee shop, I don't know what to feel anymore. Yeah I'm still a bit scared of running into him, but I'm tired of wearing an itchy wig and even more irritating contacts."
"Mmm, I guess so. It was mainly Nari's plan to begin with, a suggestion for a clean slate for you." We both take another sip of our drinks, the cup almost half full/half empty.
"I get where she's coming from but I haven't cut or dyed my hair in months, years even, ever since- ugh. I just want blonde, short hair again, easier to manage and plus it's such a HUGE hassle to stuff all my hair into the wig cap. It would be easier if I ACTUALLY cut it back to my shoulder length." Over the years, Nari had gotten me to grow out my hair to be the same breast-length hair as hers, dye it medium brown and forbid me to cut it ever since. She said it was for the best and it would help me to connect with my 'alter persona' but I knew she just made that bullcrap up just so I could cover for her when she needed me to and me being the precious good twin sister I am, had to agree with it. I continue my mini rant to Jaemin as I finish the last of my drink and throw the empty contents into a bin. Jaemin shortly does the same.
"Sure I thought it was fine at the beginning but now I feel like I've lost a piece of my own identity! Sure the hair I had at the beginning before all of this reminds me of hurtful memories but at least I felt like my own person back then. I get that we're twins but I don't want to look like a mirror image of her nor do I want to always be in her shadow! Ugh, it's frustrating!" A sigh comes from Jaemin before replying.
"Well why can't you just dye it and cut it yourself without her knowing?" I sigh at the platinum blonde-haired boy's response.
"Because Jaemin, if I do and she asks me to cover for her for whatever reason be it work or Uni or whatever, it could cost her getting fired or kicked out. And I would never do that."
"And what if it wasn't for work OR Uni?"
"In a rare occasion like that, then yeah. Maybe I would. But I'm sure the chances of that happening are low."
"But never zero." Jaemin replies, looking at me with a smirk as moves his eyebrows up and down. I roll my eyes as we stop walking, finally reaching our destination.
"Ugh whatever, you're such a dork Na Jaemin."
"But I'm your best friend and you love me for that. Now, let's play some games."
"Bring it."
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"Let's make this a bit more interesting then shall we?" I raise an eyebrow at the boy's request. After a half hour or so of playing games, Jaemin turns to me with his question.
"Alright then, what do you propose?" I cross my arms, waiting for my best friend's answer. He stops to think for a minute before getting an idea.
"I'm going to make this simple. If I win, you have to grant me a wish, no questions asked." I smirk, already knowing what Jaemin wants me to do. I knew he was either gonna make me tell the truth to my twin or drag me to the hair salon and literally force me to get my old hair back. And as much as I want to, there's no way I'm losing to him, resulting in him basically dragging me to the hair salon and probably forcing the hairdresser to keep me in the chair until I agree with him or until he lectures me to death. I'm not gonna let him change my hair without my permission because I want to do that to him. In fact, I already have a hair colour in mind. Jaemin reaches out his hand and we both shake on it.
"You're on. Kinda lame request but if that's what you want alright." Poker face. This was gonna be a fun night. For me at least. He chuckles at my response.
"I won't be going easy on you, Kang." I playfully smirk at his response, I'm going to win no matter what.
"I won't expect less from you, Na."
"Game on."
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